Promotional Display Doesn't Stay 'Up' for Very Long

I can totally see why the company handling regional promotions for Disney/Pixar's Up thought that tying numerous balloons to this quaint-as-all-get-out Seattle landmark would serve as a fitting display with which to promote the film. Alas, the fates had other plans, as strong winds whittled down the number of balloons afloat from somewhere near 200 to maybe half that, at which point the whole thing was simply taken down.

The home of the late Edith Macefield is best known for withstanding the encroaching development of the area, especially when Macefield refused an offer of a million dollars from those developing around her. Even without the balloons, that seems like an ideal complement to the stance the film's protagonist takes before taking off.

I can't help but wonder, though, if the winds weren't perhaps strengthened by the narrow space now surrounding the home... the winds of change, that is! Oh, never mind all that. That's one perfectly adorable house, and Up's one perfectly adorable movie.